2010-2011
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And then there were 19! Manchester United won the title and moved past Liverpool as the kings of the league title. The season saw Chelsea adding Ramires and City signing Silva and Yaya Toure. United had secured the services of Little Pea aka Chicharito Hernandez. City and Chelsea were fast off the blocks consolidating the top 2 positions early on with United following closely.
Liverpool had some changes as well as Torres moved to Chelsea in the January transfer window and Carroll moving to Liverpool signing for a club record fee along with Suarez. United were unbeaten for 26 games and went into the New Years top of the table.
Something which became clearer and clearer over the course of the season was that City were here to stay at the top end of the table and United's noisy neighbours were in it with the big boys now as they won the FA Cup that season.
The top 4 comprised of United, Chelsea, City and Arsenal. During the course of the season, we saw Liverpool sack Roy Hodgson and appoint club legend Kenny Dalglish. The season was one to remember for Wayne Rooney who gave United a crucial win against their bitter rivals with an extraordinary overhead kick.
2011-2012
After 20 seasons of the Premier League, one would think that they have seen it all. Oh, how wrong was it to think that; In the most dramatic of fashions Manchester City scored 2 in the stoppage time to win 3-2 against Queens Park Rangers with Aguero scoring at the 93:20 mark to help City win their first title since 1968. They beat Manchester United on goal difference, a feat that took place first time since the Premier League’s inception.
The season was filled with some great games – United’s 8-2 humiliation of Arsenal and City’s 6-1 humiliation of United. Certainly one of the darkest days for the United’s fans in recent derby memories. City announced themselves to the world. The famous 'Why Always Me' Balotelli moment too occurred in the 6-1 win for City and wold have been the iconic image if not for City’s dramatic title triumph.
Throughout the season United and City both conceded 8 points leads to each other. Chelsea finished 6th but won the Champions League despite the odds and retained their position in the competition for the next season. This sure was a weird season!
2012-2013
The 2012-2013 season was Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge at Manchester United and he won the title in some style by an 11 point margin after last season’s last day drama. The title was sealed by an emphatic Robin van Persie hat-trick who won the golden boot after transferring from Arsenal in the summer. He also scored the winning free-kick in the Manchester Derby at the Etihad. Any Premier League season is not without controversy and this was the same with tensions rising between Anton Ferdinand and John Terry due to racial abuse.
Paul Scholes too called him on this glittering career (this time a 100% sure) after winning the league. There were a lot of managerial changes as well as Brendan Rodgers took over at Liverpool with Michael Laudrup taking his position at Swansea and Steve Clarke occupying the hot seat at West Bromwich Albion. The big finds of the season were Michy who was signed by Swansea £2m who scored 18 times and Christian Benteke the new recruit for Aston Villa netting 19 times. We were also treated to the rise of Gareth Bale who scored 21 times that included some belters.
The season saw a relegated Wigan side beat City to win the FA Cup which eventually saw Roberto Mancini sacked. The season end was a joint chorus to applaud Sir Alex Ferguson for his service to Manchester United and more importantly to the game of football.
